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W5GI Mystery Antenna  ^pop - W5GI Mystery Antenna is a multi-band wire antenna that performs exceptionally well even though it confounds antenna modeling software. This antenna covers 80 to 6 meters with low feed point impedance and will work with most radios, with or without an antenna tuner. It is approximately 100 feet long, can handle the legal limit, and is easy and inexpensive to build. It�s similar to a G5RV but a much better performer especially on 20 meters.

70cm Longyagis - 70cm-Longyagis in 28Ohm-DK7ZB-Design

RF in shack with vertical and longwire antennas - Why a vertical antenna or longwire antenna might require a balun

Installing a balun - The correct way to install a lowngwire antenna with a balun

Longwire Antenna Balun Project  ^pop - Home brew a long wire balun

Wire Antenna Life - How long should a wire antenna last? Wire antennas are not forever. Installation and quality are major factors in the useful life. Don't forget maintenance. You can avoid an untimely failure.

Antenna Transmatch Tips - Tips on tuning antennas using Antenna Tuning Units also called ATU. This article explains the functions and ills of tuners, along with some guide- lines for building an ATU.

PAC-12 Antenna - mobile multiband  ^pop - Here’s an award-winning, easy-to-homebrew, multi-band portable vertical antenna designed by long-time antenna aficionado James Bennett, KA5DVS. He’s documented the design and construction plans for a portable antenna that can be built with relatively ordinary components

M1IOS - Wonder Whip antenna and tuner Priority listing - M1IOS Wonder Whip antenna - The M1IOS Wonder Whip A 10 dollars QRP Portable Multiband Antenna for HF, VHF and UHF A variation on the Miracle Whip and Wander Wand. This antenna tuning unit will get your SWR really low on telescopic whips, mobile 3/8th antenna and long wires. A remarkable little tuner that really works!

DK7ZB 144 mhz Yagis - High gain, good pattern and acceptable bandwidth. These aims can be realized with a radiation-resistance of 25-35Ohms, because the 28-Ohm-feedpoint is very simple to match.

PAC-12 Vertical portable antenna - Build the PAC-12 Antenna a multi-band portable vertical designed by KA5DVS, here’s an award-winning, easy-to-homebrew, multi-band portable vertical antenna designed by long-time antenna aficionado James Bennett, KA5DVS. He’s documented the design and construction plans for a portable antenna

A low cost fishing pole vertical antenna  ^pop - This antenna is based on a 10 Metre long fibreglass fishing pole, by G4AON

6m Half wave vertical - This antenna is very useful for receiving or scanning purposes, but you can use it for transmitting, too. It is 2,94m long and has a pi-configuration (Collins-Filter) for the matching.

KE9V Long delayed echoes - a Podcast for amateur radio enthusiasts... by jeff davis, ke9v

KB1NIR Blog - KB1NIR B.K. DeLong personal blog

N4FXC.com, Jim Nall - Jim Nall, personal web site with photography section along to the ham radio and mediumwave pages.

New York Long Island Scanner Pages  ^pop - New York / Long Island Scanner forums, chat, and live scanner feeds of Nassau County Fire Departments. Site registration is needed to listen to the live feeds

Webcam @ DL6KAC - The webcam is usually online during contests, longer radio activities and similar events. If it is offline, the stream might be online.

Mfsk - MFSK is an easy-to-use chat mode for real-time amateur contacts, nets and bulletin transmissions, but not intended for contesting or Bulletin Board System (BBS) use. It is a half-duplex non-Automatic Repeat ReQuest (ARQ) forward-error-correcting (FEC) mode. It performs well on long-path fading conditions and in the presence of interference

Mfsk - MFSK is an easy-to-use chat mode for real-time amateur contacts, nets and bulletin transmissions, but not intended for contesting or Bulletin Board System (BBS) use. It is a half-duplex non-Automatic Repeat ReQuest (ARQ) forward-error-correcting (FEC) mode. It performs well on long-path fading conditions and in the presence of interference

Køemt's FT-817 QRP portable station - Transporting Yaesu FT-817 along with antennas and other accessories.

Heston Supply - Adapters, Antenna and Antenna Parts, Coax and Wire, Connectors from Longview WA

Dream - Opensource software implementation of a DRM Receiver. Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a new digital radio standard for the long-, medium- and short-wave ranges

Battery University - On-line resource that provides practical battery knowledge for engineers, educators, students and battery users alike. The papers address battery chemistries, best battery choices and ways to make your battery last longer.

Avoid pitfalls when recharging batteries to ensure long life - Portable design - avoid pitfalls when recharging batteries to ensure long life - secondary batteries can be simple devices, but improper charging can be devastating to the user experience.